South Dakota has numerous and notable monuments, but none are as famous or popular as the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. A massive sculpture that has been carved into the granite face of a mountain, Mount Rushmore represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States and attracts more than two million visitors […]
Gastown in Vancouver, British Columbia, has become one of the city’s most vibrant and unique areas. The neighborhood is home to many of Vancouver’s best restaurants, bars, and shopping but also features notable monuments that connect it to the past and present of the city. By providing both residents and visitors with so ways to […]
The Hoover Dam is a 700-hundred-foot-tall, concrete arch-gravity dam located directly on the border between Arizona and Nevada. Considered to be a modern marvel of the world that provides power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California, the Hoover Dam is also a major tourist attraction. Nearly a million people tour the […]
The structures as well as the stories of the people who built the towns and communities of Bismarck, North Dakota, are on full display in Buckstop Junction. This historic town contains actual buildings dating from 1875 to 1935 that were moved to this site. These buildings with traceable histories offer visitors a feel for the […]
Officially known as John F. Kennedy Plaza, Love Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania derives its name from its reproduction of the famous Love sculpture that overlooks the plaza. The park brings together both residents and tourists with green areas, walking paths and seating to demonstrate what it can mean to transform a nondescript urban area into […]
The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument memorializes the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Located just outside of Billings, Montana, the monument and the expereinces it has created attracts audiences by the thousands and the surrounding county has benefitted from this activity in multiple ways. Honoring Those Who Fought on Both Sides Today, […]
A nearly 10-foot bronze statue of iconic movie character “Rocky” resides to the right of the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Based on the character of the same name that debuted in the popular film, visiting the statue and climbing these steps is considered by many to be a […]